UnblockUs Review

UnblockUs offers a great VPN alternative - “SmartDNS” - that changes your DNS routing. In addition to its convenience and availability on many different devices, UnblockUs also claims that it won’t slow your internet connection like other traditional VPNs can sometimes do.

Features

UnblockUs is a great VPN alternative that claims to keep your data safe without slowing down your internet in the process. The primary focus of UnblockUs is to unblock geographically-restricted content. True to its word, UnblockUs is definitely an effective solution when it comes to accessing geo-restricted content.

To stress its point, UnblockUs offers a long list of channels that can be unblocked using its service:

Price

UnblockUs subscription plans can be purchased either annually or monthly. Both options are pretty affordable, coming in at:

$4.99/month

$49.90/year ($10 off)

In addition to their two subscription plans, UnblockUs also offers a seven-day free trial for both SmartDNS and SmartVPN (more information on this later). Unfortunately, UnblockUs is limited when it comes to payment options. You can only pay via credit card, specifically Visa and MasterCard.

Customer Service

UnblockUs offers a few options for customer support, including both email support and a help forum. Fortunately, their email support is comparable to live chat, as their response time is very quick (roughly 15-20 minutes).

In order to give their claims some credibility, UnblockUs also publishes their customer support ratings on their website for everyone to see. Finally, if personal support isn’t your first choice, UnblockUs also has a Support Center that offers a large variety of information – from numerous FAQs and articles, to setup and removal guides.

Ease of Use

Setting up UnblockUs is easy.

In your Windows search bar, type and click on Settings

Select Network & Internet

Select WiFi or Ethernet (depending on your connection type)

Scroll and select Change adapter options

Right click on your connection

Select Properties

Uncheck Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)

Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

Select Properties

Fill out your DNS servers to match the picture below

Refresh the UnblockUs website

DNS Setup should say Verified

Other Devices

UnblockUs is available on a wide range of devices, including:

Mac OSX

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10

PS3, PS4 & PS Vita

Xbox 360 & Xbox One

Wii & Wii U

Sony TV

Panasonic Viera

Samsung TV

LG SmartTV

AppleTV

Roku

Google TV

Boxee

WD TV

iPhone

iPod

iPad

Android

Amazon Kindle

UnblockUs for iOS

The UnblockUs setup for iOS is easy and quick, with configuration very similar to that of Windows. To set up UnblockUs on your iOS device, follow these directions:

Privacy and Security

Before settling on UnblockUs, it’s important to understand what exactly it is – and what it isn’t. UnblockUs is not a VPN service. Instead, it works by routing all of your DNS queries through the UnblockUs servers, changing your location based on the sites you visit.

In terms of true privacy and security, UnblockUs claims to offer “total security” by filtering only a “small percentage of data” through their servers. That being said, UnblockUs is only as secure as a VPN alternative can be. If you’re looking for a traditional VPN service with high security and no stored logs, you will probably end up looking elsewhere.

Final thoughts

Overall, UnblockUs is a great alternative to using a VPN. The service does exactly what it claims to do: gives you high speed access to geo-restricted content. In this aspect, UnblockUs is definitely worth the purchase. That being said, UnblockUs is still not a VPN and because of that, its security and privacy is not up to par with that traditional VPN services.

In conclusion, if all you’re looking for is to get around blocked content, UnblockUs is probably exactly what you need.

Ray Walsh replied to Benjamin

fawaz

I applied for block-us .com it was first a trail version and they even said 100% money back when I still used it on trail version they declined to return me my money I never ever used it only for 3 days I guess n uninstalled even though I tried to reclaim my money n was declined I was shocked then they said to my ur reason isn't good enough to give u a refund ? ::((

Brian replied to linda colognesi

Well you must have done something wrong I'm afraid. I've had it for about 2 years and works perfect everyday all day. I have helped set this up on many friends PCs and they too all work perfectly. If you need help you can find me on fb and pm me I'll walk you through your setup

Douglas Crawford replied to Brian

Stefan

They used to be great, really cool, everything working perfectly. Contrary to the review here, it worked fine on most 3G providers (i used a few). BUT: It no longer works with Netflix. They provide instructions on how to get it working which do not work. Also, their billing is completely screwed. Despite cancelling the service, they keep billing me. Their customer service is friendly, but doesn't do anything. I had to have them blocked out from my credit card. It wasn't the first case, my credit card company told me. They're on a watch list. DO NOT SIGN UP. IT IS JUST A SCAM!